King from scratch

"Don't touch, don't ask, pay to speak, pay by the word..."

Anuta heard the footsteps, first came a set of warnings, did not hear the players' noisy voices, then raised his head belatedly, and met He Xingwen's gaze.

Anuta changed his face in a second, and greeted respectfully and without humility: "Good day, respected king."

He Xingwen looked around the grocery store.

The layout of the grocery store is very simple, because the npc basically has a space for each person, so the goods displayed in the grocery store are not so much for sale, but as a display.

The original design of the grocery store is neatly arranged display cabinets, as well as products that can be taken out for close viewing if necessary.

But after Anuta received the players, the display case disappeared from the grocery store and was replaced by a design that placed the goods behind Anuta.

In front of Anuta, a long cabinet appeared, separating customers from him and avoiding possible contact.

The grocery store is too empty due to the disappearance of the display cabinets, and the cabinets standing behind the cabinets, which strictly isolate customers and wandering merchants, make the layout of the grocery store look a little strange.

The back of the cabinet is a bit crowded - because there are not only wandering traders, but also a pile of goods for display.

And the front of the cabinet seems too empty - because there is nothing.

He Xingwen glanced at it, and he could probably guess what happened to the wandering businessman.

It cannot be said that the players are disorderly, but it can be said with certainty that there is a small group of players who enjoy challenging the order.

At present, the closed beta players are composed of three parts, high-level players, elites, and overactive idlers. The first two groups are enough to make rational judgments and restrain unnecessary impulses at the right time.

But the latter group of people is very diverse, probably because they are too idle, and they are very good at finding things for nothing...

He Xingwen couldn't help thinking again whether the decision to increase the number of players in the internal test was correct.

Anuta: "Do you need me?"

He Xingwen looked at Anuta, but before he could speak, his gaze paused under his hands.

A whole piece of jade exudes a warm light under his hands, and He Xingwen can even vaguely see the exquisite patterns engraved on the edge of the jade, making it change from an ordinary luxury to "don't look at it, don't touch it, you can't afford it" expensive artwork.

The treasury is bottomed out, no other hard currency has been found, and the king who is synonymous with poverty silently retracts his gaze. He suddenly recalls that when he met the wandering merchant for the first time, the huge sea dragon stone on the mechanical body was used by the wandering merchant as a one-time consumable. .

Anuta followed the king's line of sight, glanced at the communicator under him, and suddenly realized that he thought he understood the meaning of the king's line of sight, and introduced to the king: "This is the internal communicator of Aizhijin. Wandering merchants everywhere update product catalogs and exchange information.”

Communicator?

He Xingwen was stunned by this term for two seconds, and turned his thinking from the actual value of the item to its use.

"Sounds useful."

Anudha had no intention of showing the communicator to the king.

The information in the communicator is classified as top secret.In fact, the communicator itself has very strict confidentiality procedures to ensure that it will only be activated by the only ether fluctuations, thereby ensuring that the business secrets of Ezhijin will not be leaked.

For others, this is just a piece of valuable jade, but it can only be used in the hands of Anuta.

He Xingwen stared at the communicator for a while, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it looked like a mobile phone...

"So it has the function of communication?"

"It's very versatile."

Anuta put the communicator into the space and said: "After several updates, it basically has all the functions we need, exchange information, update product catalogs, intelligence data, assign customers, follow up transactions, emergency rescue, space Teleport and so on..."

He Xingwen's expression gradually changed as Anuta uttered the nouns, and finally froze, beginning to doubt his ears.

Anuta noticed the change in his expression.

He stopped talking and hesitated, "King?"

"Very amazing tool."

At least, just listening to his introduction, the functions of the mobile phone are not as many as the communicator in the opponent's hand...

At least mobile phones can't teleport through space—wait, so in this world, can everyone tear apart black holes?

Considering that Ai Zhijin's force value definitely belongs to the lower level of the food chain-after all, this is a race that was once reduced to slaves.

Now it also has the ability to tear black holes by hand.

Then analogize the force value of other races...

He Xingwen once thought that because they were in the dangerous land of God's Fall, it was normal for the races they first contacted to be stronger. After all, races that were not strong enough could not survive near the Land of God's Fall.

But now it seems that maybe it's not that the race they first encountered was stronger, but that the upper limit of force in this world exceeds human imagination?

"It is a very long process for the new civilization to integrate into the old civilization." Anuda said: "Your kingdom has not yet left the land of the gods. I saw that rough world map in the conference hall. Dear King, A civilization cannot be understood by maps and introductions alone."

"Whether it is the human kingdom or other races, they all have a long history that belongs to them. The history has made them what they are today. At a cursory glance, you can only see that thick layer of solidified cognition."

A race that has guided several civilizations to integrate into the continent has a deep understanding of the differences in civilizations.

But He Xingwen was just thinking about a very simple question: "So, this is one of your products?"

He Xingwen had no impression of it.

The system affirmed this: "There is no such name in the previous product list."

"In fact, it is a dedicated communicator for Aizhijin."

Anuta said euphemistically: "Because the cost is too high, the communicator cannot be sold as a commodity."

As a communicator, buying it alone cannot play its due role, but as a luxury, large-scale purchase is a very unrealistic thing.

Because the cost is too high to sell as a commodity - so every wandering trader has one?

The employee benefits of the wandering businessman are so superior that He Xingwen's heart beats -- it's a pity that he has no possibility of changing jobs at all in his current job.

Anuta noticed He Xingwen's interest in the communicator and was very professional. He Xingwen introduced: "If you are interested in it..."

He Xingwen was very interested.

"In fact, mages and great scientists have similar substitutes." Anuta paused for a few seconds, correcting his words: "To be precise, the communicator in our hands is the substitute."

"If you know enough about the Arcane Academy, you should know that the Arcane Academy itself is a huge ether."

He Xingwen had new doubts: "Ethernet?"

Anuta: "The Arcane Academy has been in the desert for thousands of years. It has built an Ethernet with the city of the sky as its core and thousands of mage towers on the desert as transfer stations. The Ethernet covers the entire desert. The region is the territory owned by the Arcane Academy in the true sense."

He Xingwen was thoughtful, and suddenly remembered the scene in the video uploaded by Ye Quan, where the mage appeared and Wan Lei fired.

"What is the specific function of Ethernet?"

"The mages in Sky City can monitor every inch of territory covered by the Ethernet through the hub. Every mage tower, including Sky City, is one of the most powerful weapons on the continent. Under the dispatch of the Ethernet, It is enough to instantly cast large-scale offensive spells and carry out long-range attacks."

"In addition to these offensive functions, Ethernet also has the function of communication..."

Speaking of this, Anuta showed an embarrassed expression: "The following information involves paid content..."

"Because mages are very withdrawn and extremely xenophobic, there is almost no information related to Ethernet from the outside world."

"If it wasn't for the Dark Ages, when mages showed the effect of Ethernet in order to avoid natural disasters, I am afraid that even the news that Sky City is one of the most powerful weapons in the world would not be so widely known."

He Xingwen repeated the key words in Anuta's words: "Avoid natural disasters?"

Anuta spread his hands: "Compared to other parts of the mainland, the Arcane Academy can be said to be very well preserved."

Although He Xingwen had heard the news that Sky City is one of the most powerful weapons known so far, until the last second, He Xingwen had always compared it to some kind of nuclear weapon.

But avoiding natural disasters?

It sounds like it is not at the same level as nuclear weapons.

He Xingwen suddenly realized something: "Where is the most dangerous place in this world?"

"This information can be given to you for free," Anuta said with a professional commercial smile, "It's not really a secret."

"Currently recognized as the five most dangerous areas, the Land of God's Fall ranks first, the South China Sea and the Arcane Academy rank second, the Everfree Forest ranks third, the Canyon of the Undead ranks fourth, and Dragon Island ranks fifth."

Wormhole didn't even make the top five, Dragon Island ranked last, and the Undersea Kingdom and the Arcane Academy, which almost wiped out the Zerg clan, were tied for second place...

He Xingwen carefully recalled the map and found another thing - the five major dangerous areas include the land of God's Fall and the three areas bordering on the Land of God's Fall. Neighbors in the three north directions are all impressively listed.

Isn't the kingdom's living environment a bit too harsh?

Anuta failed to understand He Xingwen's thoughts at the moment, so he introduced another substitute for He Xingwen: "As far as I know, great scientists also have their own way of communicating about this."

He Xingwen regained his energy, thinking that it is impossible for unexpected developments to happen now, right?

Anyway, it's all technological flow, so it must be somewhat similar to the earth, right?

"Combining ether and alchemy, coupled with scientific and technological research, great scientists have established the ether matrix, and by arranging the matrix to carry out information transmission and communication, this communication method is limited by the matrix, so it has not yet been widely promoted."

"matrix?"

"Invented by scientists, the construction of the matrix is ​​not expensive. The main problem is that it needs to be connected to the 'host' of the Salfa Federation. It is a communication method that is completely in the hands of great scientists and is not trusted by other kingdoms."

After Anuta introduced these, he revealed his true purpose as a businessman: "If you are interested in establishing a complete set of remote communication methods, can we help you tailor it?"

Thanks, no money.

He Xingwen rarely feels his own poverty personally, but the wandering businessman reminds him of this time and again.

Stimulated by poverty, He Xingwen calmly skipped this topic, and turned to his original purpose of looking for the wandering businessman: "I came to you because I have something else to ask you for."

"I am going to form an expedition team to go to the top of the mountains to find the lost treasure of the dwarf kingdom."

Anuta thought for a few seconds and reminded He Xingwen: "Do you know that the lost treasure of the dwarf kingdom is actually just a legend without any basis?"

"I know."

Anuta confirmed this before continuing: "So, what do you need me to do?"

"I need some crew members who will ensure the expedition runs smoothly."

Anudha understood the meaning of his words and suggested a solution according to his needs: "I have two suggestions."

"Aizhijin can directly form a professional expedition team for you to complete the task of finding the lost treasure. Of course, we promise to explore the top of the mountains, but we do not promise to find the lost treasure of the dwarf kingdom .”

"Alternatively, we can issue a reward for you to recruit other members who are willing to join your expedition."

He Xingwen has another suggestion: "Actually, I have a preliminary idea for the members of the expedition team."

"I think Dragon Clan is a good choice."

Anuda: "Are you sure?"

Considering that the king may not understand the greediness of the dragons, Anudat explained: "Any treasure-related expeditions are not recommended for the dragons to join, because there is a great possibility that the dragons will immediately renege on the contract after discovering the treasure. Own the treasure."

He Xingwen confirmed with Anuta: "Dragon Clan's definition of treasure is a conventional definition?"

If Anudha was sensitive enough at this moment, he should have heard different subtexts from the king's question.

But Anuta didn't realize this. Considering that as a new civilization, the king knew nothing about this world, Anuda naturally took this problem as the king's ignorance of the dragon race.

"Yes, dragons like gems, gold, antiques and all valuable existences."

"Then I don't think it's a problem."

The system's judgment never makes mistakes. This so-called lost treasure of the dwarven kingdom cannot be a treasure according to the conventional definition.

Amid Anuta's doubts, He Xingwen wrote lightly: "The Kingdom will dispel his inappropriate thoughts."

Let the dragons restrain their nature?That's not an easy thing to do.

But considering that before that, it was also defined as impossible for the demon to restrain his nature, so Anuta did not comment on the king's self-righteousness.

"So, a dragon?" Anuta confirmed with He Xingwen: "Do you need any other members?"

"Do you have a recommendation?"

"On the top of the mountains...Druids are a good choice. They are close to nature and can communicate with plants. They are the best helpers for exploring areas with lush plants."

Anuta gave his suggestion: "Although most of the druids are in the Everfree Forest, a small number of druids choose to explore on the mainland, Aizhijin can help you contact the registered druids. "

"Druids and dragons," He Xingwen accepted his suggestion: "Yes."

"About the employment agreement and remuneration?"

"I suggest that they come to the kingdom for an interview." He Xingwen said slowly, "I believe the druids will like it here."

The reason for saying this is definitely not because he has no money...

Anuta thought for two seconds, the dragons don't care about the rewards - because they have long coveted the lost treasures of the dwarf kingdom, and for druids, a kingdom that has revived extinct creatures is probably more attractive than the reward itself .

So, the only problem right now is...

"So, about the reward of Ai Zhijin?"

He almost forgot that there was still Ai Zhijin's reward, He Xingwen was silent for a few seconds, had to face the fact that he was poor, and chose to pay on credit.

"After completing the task of the expedition team, we will pay for this aspect... Remember to give me the bill first."

Anuta maintained a commercial smile, as if he had no idea of ​​the kingdom's economic woes.

"Okay, after the formation of the expedition team is completed, I will pass on the relevant bills to you..." Anuta paused for two seconds: "In order to ensure the smooth progress of this cooperation, I need to confirm two points with you."

"Ai Zhijin does not make any guarantees for the behavior of the employer after entering the expedition team, and we do not guarantee that the Dragon Clan will abide by the contract."

"Ezhijin does not guarantee whether the employer will keep this secret, and we do not guarantee that the druid will not tell other druids what he saw in the kingdom."

The Dragon Clan will certainly not reveal the expedition's goals.

After all, for the other party, this only means increasing competitors to share the treasure.

The only thing that Ai Zhijin cares about is the possible problems caused by Druid's leak of the news that "extinct creatures are revived in the kingdom"-after all, Everfree Forest is Druid's stronghold.

The Everfree Forest ranks third among the dangerous areas, where treants who hate intelligent creatures and extreme environmentalism live.

The system sighed again: "Very noble professional ethics."

Ai Zhijin was not obliged to remind He Xingwen of these two points, but he still informed He Xingwen of the potential disadvantages caused by hiring dragons and druids in this way.

Therefore, it is not without reason that they can become the guides of the new civilization and the merchant alliance all over the continent.

They have enough reason to gain friendship from new civilizations.

After praising Xia Ai Zhijin's professional ethics meaningfully, the system immediately said: "But you don't need to worry about it..."

"Actually, I'm not worried about this." He Xingwen interrupted the system, and he said to Anuta as well as the system: "No one can defeat the kingdom."

In the Land of God's Fall, on the territory of the kingdom, He Xingwen's enemies will face the curse from the Land of God's Fall and the entire kingdom.

People may not be clear enough about the weight of the words "the entire kingdom", but if it is replaced by all creatures in the kingdom-animals, plants, humans, holy guards and even humble grasses, then its weight becomes clear enough.

Of course, what's more important is the curse of the land of the gods' fall—the first place among the five most dangerous areas in this world is the land of the gods' fall.

The unimpeded flow of the people of the kingdom, and the dwarves approved by He Xingwen are no different, but it does not mean that the curse of the land of the gods is not inferior in the slightest.

This is the real place of death for all intelligent beings who do not have the king's permission.